In 10th grade, I made a club with my sister called "TPF Rangers Club" to support the Theodore Payne Foundation. Like I mentioned in the previous response, TPF is a non-profit organization that serves to preserve California native plants and I have been volunteering there since 9th grade. One time I saw an article that they are seeking funds to build a new nursery because the current nursery was too small to hold all types of native plants. I was depressed that they barely have any support. As the president of the TPF Rangers Club, I believed that we should give financial support and thus planned a fundraiser for the foundation that will at least help them to buy more plants or new tools to use for gardening. The club as a whole designed a tote bag and sold them in school, Ralph's, and even at churches. As a result, we made a total of $280 and we donated all the money to the foundation. I as a leader participated in all the …show more content…
The previous captains only served as a placeholder for the team to run. But I believed that the leader had the responsibility to make the team better and solve any issues within the team. At the end of the season, the assembly commisioner contacted me to come out to the assembly. Because our team's number one issue was lack of visibility, I thought it was a good idea to let students know more about our golf team. I told my team members about the event, but no one wanted to participate due to fear of speaking in public, and wasting time in practicing. I was also scared of speaking in front of the crowd; but I thought the leader had to sacrifice those little things if it can make the team better since it was part of their responsibility. So I processed the assembly with Emma, co-captain, and I convinced and persuaded 3 other team members to join us. The assembly was a success and it was such a valuable experience that I was glad that I was committed to developing the team, as the
When I found out that I was one of the captains of the Varsity Sideline team, I had a beaming smile and felt satisfied with my achievement. As captain, cheerleaders on the varsity and the JV squads come to me with questions and small issues, and I enjoy the opportunity to help them. I have become even more organized and mature because the coach looks to me for help. Being selected as lead captain has had many rewards, it gave me a boost of confidence and inspired me to campaign for other leadership
I am currently taking on the leadership role as heading a clothing drive at my school, Lincoln Prep. All the donations from the clothing drive will go to the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. What inspired me do this project was seeing so many people not being able to have the adequate clothing for the seasons. I wanted to be able to provide them with coats, jeans, shirts, jackets, etc. Through a series of promoting the event, students have brought in nearly 30 pieces of clothing.
Involvement in marching band, field hockey, and various other activities has given me many opportunities to show leadership. My first leadership opportunity was in eighth grade when I became a WEB leader. While I was a WEB leader, I helped incoming sixth graders get adjusted to middle school life and find their classes on the first day. I also met up with the sixth graders in my group once a month at lunch and got to know them while I asked how school was going and helped them with any issues they had. In marching band, this past season I was a marching captain for my section. I helped the freshmen learn to march, demonstrated proper marching techniques for others, and gave advice to anyone having trouble with part of our marching show. At the start of field hockey season I showed leadership by helping new players learn to play field hockey by demonstrating how
I can recall last year our president came up with a No Shave November fundraiser which involved a “who can grow the longest beard?” type of contest. We all had to sign up for committees that were a part of the set up. I co chaired an advertisement committee where we set up posters and got the word out about this new event so students would get involved. When it came down to sign ups, there was a low attendance. I overheard a group of guys arguing with each other about the contest and who would win, seeing that the competition part really excited them I challenged them to all join for the fun of it and a possible prize if they did win. All of them signed up that day and even though the event didn't end up being successful it was fun to see them involved and questioning me everyday about who was winning.
The leader is required to make all decisions and fully inform others of what is happening. This is alternatively known as “micro-management” as the leader is heavily involved and carefully supervises the group members. This is a pecking order or top-down approach where the subordinates or group members must do what exactly what they are told to do. The leader sets defined roles and tasks for the group members to complete. All communication is downstream, commencing with the leader. According to Hersey, the followers have a low skill set but a high level of commitment. This is often seen in sports with young athletes who are keen to participate but have a low skill level as they are new to the game. I did not have to use this leadership style during the tournament as I was lucky enough to have a team comprised of individuals of natural sporting ability, even though most people were not basketball
In order to have an effective evaluation, we needed to set goals. When we began the project , our goals were to feed at least 100 people, as a chapter record over 100 hours volunteering at the Wesley Chapel Mission Center (WCMC), collect 150 coats, and raise $1000. Yet, with hard work, and hours of preparation, we surpassed those goals. We fed over 180 people, volunteered over 210 hours and collected over 350 coats as well as many pairs of gloves and other winter accessories. On top of that, we also beat our goal of raising $1000 by raising an amazing $3,096.29.
What I came up with was doing a fundraiser for an individual that was from Macomb, IL and had went to Kibera, Africa to serve the needs of the people. My vision was to raise money for the children of the community to provide them with housing, education, and food. I did not want this to be a me thing but to get the campus involved with something bigger then themselves. I got University Union Board, Inter-Hall Council, Resident Assistant Council, Western All Volunteer Effort, Kappa Alpha Psi, and Alpha Phi Omega to co-sponsor this fundraiser that raise over $1,400 that provide the children we sponsor for six months of education, housing, and food. I have truly spent my last three years serving and being a great leader to this campus due to me believing someone has to step up and lead the way for
I believe that leadership is an important skill to have, especially when teamwork is involved. Over the many years that I have played, I wanted the team to be really close. I thought that in order to be successful we must all treat each other like we wanted to be treated. The experience of being around the girls and coaches on my team made me feel like they were my second family. I would spend almost the same amount of time around them as I would my own family at home. I am extremely thankful that I have friends on the team and it is an honor for me to be one of their leaders.
The Leo club convention consisted of numerous other Leo clubs across Ohio. We met new people and talked about the leo projects we do. There was a project that really caught my eye, that I wanted our Leo club to do also. A thirteen year old girl and her friend made t-shirts and bracelets for their friend with cancer. They donated all the money they received to this girl and
Though I am not the most outspoken person, I fully understand the responsibility one has to his team and the uplifting impact that setting an example and encouraging those around someone can have. Often I find myself happy to sacrifice my own free time and personal desires for the benefit of the team, and see this as one of the most important components of being a leader. During the summer, I start my morning at 7AM for cross country practice, and then head straight to work until 4:30PM everyday. Though this may not be as obvious a leadership role as being captain of the cheerleading squad, it is just one of the many examples that reflect my commitment to my team and my personal goals. I have confidence in the fact that, along with my positive attitude, I have inspired many of my teammates to push themselves to be the best person they possibly can as a result of my open
In the Sixth Form, I regularly attend the school Debating Society, where I jointly hold the senior most position and organize many school charity events in my Senior Prefect role of Charities Coordinator. In the past, this has included raising nearly £3000 on the behalf of an Indian Cultural Society Fashion Show for the Indian earthquake. I was involved in the establishing of the first ever Student School Council in which I was Year Representative.
Serving as my team’s captain has allowed me to experience what it is like to be a leader through both successful matches and tournaments that could have gone better. Golf is a sport where it is necessary to keep everyone’s spirits up, and I learned early on that it can be difficult to cheer someone up after a tough round. I held my teammates to high standards of honesty, integrity, responsibility, and courtesy towards themselves, their opponents, and the course. During the school year, our school golf team is fortunate enough to be allowed to practice at Canterbury Golf Club, one of the most prestigious courses in Cleveland. To show our gratitude for this once in a lifetime opportunity, our team volunteers to help instruct the younger club members over the summer. My volunteer work through golf has allowed me to be a mentor who showcases both the proper way to swing the clubs and the core values that one should exhibit on a golf course, such as keeping a genuine scorecard and helping other players look for lost balls. Most importantly, golf has inadvertently taught me many life virtues that I will forever use both on and off the course. I’ve learned how to control my emotions and thought process in rough situations and have begun to appreciate the value of important qualities, such as integrity and perseverance, in one’s
As I started to notice the bad leadership within the group, I felt very nervous for what will happen as I knew that this leader was not going to let us contribute. I reacted neutrally as I was sure my other group members felt the same way. After the constant rejection of ideas, I felt every angry as I believed my group was coming up with some incredible ideas for the presentation. When this leader rejected any sort of contribution from us, I felt as though she thought she was smarter or above us as we were a few years younger. This made me feel very uncomfortable throughout the experience. I now feel angry as her bad leadership may have resulted in a bad grade due to her not allowing anyone else to contribute to the
We chose to make decisions together rather than have one person in charge or rotating through responsibilities. Each of us may have focused on an area where we were more comfortable, but we discussed every decision and came to a consensus as a group. This was the first lesson that I learned through this game. I usually take more responsibility on directly. Within the first few minutes of the first practice round meeting, I realized that any one of us would be able to lead the group. Groups with many leaders can sometimes trip over each other when people try to have their point win. To prevent this type of counterproductive action, I decided to take more of a worker bee role in the group. When we were making points about direction or decisions I would speak up if I thought we were getting of...
Our first official task was to create a team Charter. One of the questions in this charter was to determine if the team would have a leader and if so, the term of that leader. "All groups need leadership. Without leadership, a group may be nothing more than a collection of individuals lacking the coordination and motivation to achieve a common goal." (Leadership in Groups, Pg.173) Instead of having one leader for the entire course, the team decided to rotate leaders at the beginning of every school week. I was selected by my peers to be the team leader during the first assignment. Being the team leader, I was not only responsible for ...